Linda Harrison
Biography
Linda Harrison is an American actress who was born in Berlin, Maryland, and turned beauty pageant wins, including the Miss Maryland title, into a contract at 20th Century Fox, where she trained in the studio's talent school. She made her screen debut in The Fat Spy (1966) and appeared in Way... Way Out and the Gene Kelly comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967). Her best-known part came as the mute Nova in Planet of the Apes (1968), which billed her in the credits as a newcomer, and she returned for the sequel Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). She was a regular on the NBC series Bracken's World as an aspiring actress, and years later had a cameo in the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes and spoke about playing Nova in the documentary Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998).
81years old
Turns 82 on July 26in 257 days
- Born Berlin
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 32 years1966 to 1998
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First role
Harrison's first assignment after signing with Fox was a "Biker Chick" in Men Against Evil, a TV pilot that later became Felony Squad. She was 20, wore a racy motorcycle outfit, and had three words: "Go, man, go!"
A role that slipped away
In 1966, Harrison was filmed in ape makeup as Zira for a proposed film of Pierre Boulle's novel Monkey Planet, later Planet of the Apes. Rod Serling wrote the test and Franklin J. Schaffner directed it; Kim Hunter ultimately played Zira.
Early training
Harrison trained at Fox's Talent Training School under coaches Pamela Danova and Curt Conway, taking drama, speech, fencing, and dance classes. Her classmates included Jacqueline Bisset, James Brolin, Tom Selleck, and Edy Williams.
About the name
Harrison appeared for the first time under the name "Augusta Summerland" in Airport 1975, a name that her guru had chosen for her.
Getting ready for a role
Harrison prepared for her mute role as Nova in Planet of the Apes by thinking about animal instincts, deciding Nova would move and react more like an animal, more from fear.
Own stunts
Harrison did a tracking shot on a horse with no saddle and no reins, just the mane, galloping through gopher holes. She was nervous about the horse but went ahead, and was called courageous and gutsy for doing it.
Linda Harrison movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Charlton Heston appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Charlton Heston's page
James Brolin's page
Steve Guttenberg's page
Hume Cronyn's page
Wilford Brimley's page
Jessica Tandy's page
Also two films together13 more actors
- Don AmecheCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Maureen StapletonCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Kim HunterBehind the Planet of the Apes (1998) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
- Jack GilfordCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Gwen VerdonCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Herta WareCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Maurice EvansBehind the Planet of the Apes (1998) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
- Barret OliverCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Natalie TrundyBehind the Planet of the Apes (1998) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
- Tahnee WelchCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Mike NomadCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Tyrone Power Jr.Cocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
- Wendy J. CookeCocoon: The Return (1988) and Cocoon (1985)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.